What does Volition mean?
Definitions for Volition
voʊˈlɪʃ ən, və-vo·li·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Volition.
Princeton's WordNet
volition, willnoun
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
"the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
volition, willingnoun
the act of making a choice
"followed my father of my own volition"
Wiktionary
volitionnoun
A conscious choice or decision.
volitionnoun
The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
Out of all the factors that can influence a person's decision, none can match the power of his or her own volition.
Etymology: From volition, from volitio, from volo.
ChatGPT
volition
Volition is the power of using one's will; the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action. It is often associated with terms like intention, decision, choice, and free will.
Webster Dictionary
Volitionnoun
the act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will
Volitionnoun
the result of an act or exercise of choosing or willing; a state of choice
Volitionnoun
the power of willing or determining; will
Wikidata
Volition
Volition or will is the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action. It is defined as purposive striving and is one of the primary human psychological functions. Others include affection, motivation, and cognition. Volitional processes can be applied consciously or they can be automatized as habits over time. Most modern conceptions of volition address it as a process of conscious action control which becomes automatized.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Volition
vō-lish′un, n. act of willing or choosing: the exercise of the will: the power of determining.—adjs. Voli′tient (rare), willing; Voli′tional, Voli′tionary.—adv. Voli′tionally.—adjs. Voli′tionless; Vol′itive, having power to will: expressing a wish. [Low L. volitio—L. volo, velle, to will, be willing.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Volition
Voluntary activity without external compulsion.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Volition in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Volition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Volition in a Sentence
You do require the container terminal operators to service rail in an intelligent fashion. They'll do that either at their own volition or they'll be told to do it by government, it's more of a 'steady-as-she-goes' type of proposal from Brookfield.
A man with a half volition goes backwards and forwards, and makes no way on the smoothest road a man with a whole volition advances on the roughest, and will reach his purpose, if there be even a little worthiness in it. The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder - a waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life and having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.
The very fact that you need several hundred people doing this around the clock of their own volition -- with some even taking time off of work to do it -- means that there is an absolute logistical failure on behalf of the Erik Edstrom government, the Biden administration and the government as a whole should have seen this coming. They should have done capacity planning and properly forecasted what it would have taken to evacuate all Americans and Afghan allies, by location.
My case is a species of madness, only that it is a derangement of the Volition, and not of the intellectual faculties.
There is no subjugation so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom for in that way one captures volition itself.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for Volition
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for Volition »
Translation
Find a translation for the Volition definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Volition." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Volition>.
Discuss these Volition definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In